FOX News Channel (FNC) finished the week of December 1, continuing to beat NBC with weekday primetime in 2025, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel. Year-to-date in weekday primetime, FNC (3,184,000 viewers) leads NBC (3,141,000 viewers). In Monday - Sunday primetime, FNC nabbed 2.1 million viewers and 168,000 in the 25-54 demo. Across total day (6 AM-6 AM/ET), FNC posted 1.4 million viewers and 114,000 in the 25-54 demo. During the week, FNC commanded 85 of the top 100 telecasts in all of cable.
The Five averaged 3.6 million viewers and 252,000 in the 25-54 demo, leading cable news with viewers.
At 6 PM/ET, Special Report with Bret Baier drew 2.6 million viewers and 196,000 in the 25-54 demo. The Ingraham Angle saw 2.3 million viewers and 179,000 in the 25-54 demo at 7 PM/ET. Jesse Watters Primetime commanded 2.8 million viewers and 206,000 in the 25-54 demo at 8 PM/ET. At 9 PM/ET, Hannity posted 2.3 million viewers and 154,000 with A25-54. At 11 PM/ET, FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher secured 1.4 million viewers.
FNC’s late-night hit Gutfeld! (weekdays, 10 PM/ET) averaged 2.6 million viewers and 278,000 in the 25-54 demo, the top show among the younger 25-54. Gutfeld! continued to outpace the broadcast competition including CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2.2 million viewers), ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1.5 million viewers), and NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (1.3 million viewers).
FNC continued to see its daytime programs outpace the broadcast competition. The Will Cain Show (weekdays, 4 PM/ET; 2.1 million viewers), Outnumbered (weekdays, 12 PM/ET; 1.9 million viewers), The Faulkner Focus (weekdays, 11 AM/ET; 1.8 million viewers), America Reports (weekdays, 1-3 PM/ET; 1.8 million viewers), America’s Newsroom (weekdays, 9-11 AM/ET; 1.7 million viewers) and The Story (weekdays, 3 PM/ET; 1.7 million viewers) each led ABC’s GMA3 (1.4 million viewers), NBC’s Today with Jenna and Friends (1.4 million viewers) and NBC News Daily (1.3 million viewers).
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On Saturday: Kayleigh McEnany’s Saturday in America (Saturday, 10 AM - 12 PM/ET) was the most-watched cable news show of the day with 1.3 million viewers. FOX & Friends Weekend (weekends, 6-10 AM/ET) followed with 1.1 million viewers. In primetime, My View with Lara Trump (Saturday, 9 PM/ET) was the top cable news show with 866,000 viewers.
